Auction Definition–noun | 1. | Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. | | 2. | Cards. | b. | (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfill. | | –verb (used with object) | 3. | to sell by auction (often fol. by off): He auctioned off his furniture. | |
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Glasgow Herald - Found Nov. 6, 2008
Local ADVERTISING s RELATED SITES quest UK Rossi happy with auction haul2:30pm today Rock band Status Quo have hosted a charity auction which...
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PR inside - Found Nov. 5, 2008
... the next DVLA personalised number plate auction. Source [Easier] www.personallyyours.co.uk/blog/05112008 ...
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Auto123.com - Found Nov. 2, 2008
Topics: andy saunders, england, london, rm auctions, auction, news Page 1 of 2 Previous 1 London, UK -- A unique series of one-off customs designed
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$350,000 Bizarre Cars - British Artmobiles at Auction
Trend Hunter - Found Oct. 29, 2008
... as art, and the series of nine bizarre car creations will be auctioned tomorrow for an estimated $350,000 at a famed UK auction house.
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UK first in Europe to conduct Phase II carbon credit auction
Energy risk - Found Oct. 21, 2008
The auction will also be a first for the UK, as allowances were originally allocated for free in the first phase of the EU ETS, which ran from...
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Vivitar UK to auction 13,000 new-in-box cameras, camcorders
Digital Camera Review - Found Oct. 10, 2008
... the assets of Vivitar's now-defunct UK operations, including a huge number of new-in-box products, in an online auction beginning October 14...
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ONLINE SPONSORSHIP AUCTION TO BENEFIT UK FILM CHARITY
PR inside - Found Oct. 3, 2008
AUCTION NOW LIVE AT: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte ...
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Celebrities auction handbags for Cancer Research UK
Brand Republic - Found Oct. 8, 2008
Research UK shop to raise additional funds. Paul Farthing, director of high-value relationships at Cancer Research UK, said: 'The auction of...
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ShoppingBlog.com - Found Oct. 14, 2008
Actors, athletes and tv celebrities have joined together to auction of shoes for for charity on eBay UK.
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